In the previous issue of the "Travel Evidence" column, we talked about the full character clearance ending of "Samurai Shodown 2", this issue was originally about "Street Fighter 2", but many friends prefer "Dinosaur Kombat", so they changed it in advance.
Nowadays, the post-00s and post-10s can have all kinds of entertainment without leaving home, but in that era of underdeveloped networks, 80 and 90 players want to contact the game, in addition to the red and white machine bully, only the arcade hall is left.
Capcom, as the overlord of arcade halls, has brought many classic works, and "Dinosaur Kombat" is one of them.
The plot of Dinosaur Kombat, I am afraid that friends who have played it have long been familiar with it, but many of the unknown secrets in "Dinosaur Kombat" may not even be known to 20-year-old players.
Dinosaur Kombat is based on the Xenozoic Tales series of comics by American cartoonist Mark Schultz and later produced into the anime CADILLACS and Dinosaurs. Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, also the name of the World Edition of Dinosaur Kombat, is a horizontal clearance game released by CAPCOM on the CPS1 arcade baseboard in April 1993.
"Cadillacs and Dinosaurs", literally translated as "Cadillac and Dinosaurs", the convertible that often appears in the game is from Cadillac. Cadillac is a GM car brand, so although the game is CAPCOM, the name belongs to General Motors.
Although Little Yellow Hat is popular and very useful, the protagonist of Dinosaur Kombat is not him. The real protagonist of Dinosaur Kombat is "White" Jack, a mechanical engineer, and the scene in the fourth level is his garage. Although we think it is only a car repairer, Jack, as a scarce worker, has a high social status and is a proper rich man.
The only girl in the game, Hannah, is a diplomat explorer and is a couple with Jack.
This point, the expert players should know, because after the dinosaur quickly passed the level, it can also be seen from the ending, Jack and Hannah are sitting on the Cadilla car sports car.
The most popular little yellow hair, whose name is Mustafa Cairo, is a black engineer.
In the game, it does look very dashing, and the moves such as blood killing are more handsome than others. But in fact, in the comics, his shape is not so handsome, but it looks a little obscene.
The last strong man, Max, was the second most popular character in the game of the year, except for the little yellow hat.
The reason is simple, because only when he uses a bazooka, he is not seriously affected by the recoil force. Moreover, when the strong Manmax plays a lot of bosses, it can also play a magical effect. For example, when playing the second level boss, just hold down, and then continue to click the A button, you can throw the boss all kinds, almost like an infinite connection like a BUG.
Max was actually a prisoner who, after his release, wanted to find a wife to live well, but the poachers killed his wife and children, and the poachers forced them to drive them away from the poaching scene. Max did so, but mentally planned to drive down the cliff and eventually die with the poachers.
From many scenes in the game, you can see that there are various dinosaurs in "Dinosaur Kombat", and many players thought that the plot was about crossing. But this is not the case, from the opening [East Coast 2513] screen, you can see the submerged Statue of Liberty, so the game is set in the modern or even the future.
The truth is indeed true, the story of "Dinosaur Kombat" is actually about the reason why humans are crazy to destroy the earth, so the global warming sea level has risen sharply, and in the case of less and less land area, humans have no choice but to enter the shelter below to survive.
You can also see from the elevator scene in the seventh level, and you can also see a general situation from the background of the picture that is constantly falling from behind. From the end of the 20th to the 26th century, it took 6 full centuries for the earth's environment to finally recover and human beings could finally return to the surface to live.
However, at this time, the ground has been occupied by dinosaurs, and it is for this reason that the contradictions and conflicts of the game's plot were born.
Some people believe that humans should live in peace with dinosaurs, such as Jack, who is a staunch dragon keeper. Others believe that dinosaurs should be hunted and captured, and they can also profit from it, such as the bosses in the game, which are basically of this faction. Others believe that dinosaurs should be used to genetically modify humans to become stronger, such as the boss of the last level, Fessenden BOSS, who has been doing this all along.
There is also a detail in "Dinosaur Kombat", that is, all dinosaurs will not be killed, but will return to calm after being wiped out, which is also in line with the theme of the game " environmental protection".
The levels of Dinosaur Kombat are very designed, and the normal version and the enhanced version are only 8 levels in total. Although the number is not very large, each level has a unique design inside, and the third level is the most comfortable to play and the simplest one.
The player only needs to drive all the way to the end, even the boss can always crash, but it takes a little skill. While driving, hold down the rear arrow keys, then adjust the position up and down to dodge the boss's grenade, and the boss will hit the car on its own until it crashes to death.
This level can be said to be the level that can best distinguish between masters and ordinary players. Masters generally disdain the car, they pursue hand-to-hand pass, can extend the game time at the same time, hit more ratings. And novice driving gameplay, you can also find the same refreshing feeling as "Violent Motorcycle".
The boss of "Dinosaur Kombat" also has its own characteristics, and the personality and characteristics are very distinct!
The boss in the first level is called Texion, which is the villain who is very arrogant with a gun after the player is killed. This man was originally a rogue leader, who was taken in by the doctor because of his cruelty and engaged in some poaching.
The second level boss is called the Bald Butcher, this person is a pure pervert, likes to use dinosaurs to chop and play, but also likes to eat raw dinosaurs, contributed a lot of dinosaur genes to the base.
The third level boss is called Hogg, the boss of the Biker Party, and mainly does some things in the base.
The fourth level boss is called Slane, a ridiculously thin monkey who has seized the auto repair factory of the protagonist Jack. The purpose of the players in the fourth level is to help Jack snatch the auto repair plant back. This person is not easy to deal with, and many players basically have to give a life here.
The fifth level boss is called Morg, who looks like a child, but is actually a dinosaur genetically modified person. This man is a very cruel dinosaur dealer, and when he first appeared, he was terrorizing dinosaurs and killing the old man in the village. Because of the dinosaur gene, this BOSS has two lives, when the human mentality is defeated, it will burst into a dinosaur form, and there are routines that are easier to deal with.
The sixth level boss is called the Parasitic Dinosaur, the ultimate mutant monster created by the Doctor, with very perverted abilities that can possess anyone. Moreover, the stronger the person possessed by it, the stronger the mutation after possession. For example, the third time he was possessed by Tesshoen, he was obviously stronger than the creep in front of him, and he could spit out deadly acid.
The seventh level boss is called the Slice Dinosaur, a dinosaur monster that appears after Slane is transformed by the Doctor. When passing the level alone, there will be two at the same time, and once multiple people pass the level, three will appear at the same time, and the difficulty of the blade in the sky is extremely high.
The final boss is called Dr. Natural Disaster, whose purpose is to create a completed creature, become the Creator to open a new era of life, and is also the strongest dinosaur monster in history. Defensive power, explosive power, and all kinds of strange attack methods, it is a monster that is very difficult to deal with.
With its excellent sense of percussion and colorful graphics, "Dinosaur Kombat" has attracted countless young people to linger in the arcade hall. Although this is a American manga style game produced by Japanese manufacturers, it still has not prevented it from shining on the land of China, and has become a common memory of the 80s and 90s.
This issue of the "Travel Principles" column to this end, like the friends trouble point wave three consecutive attention, we will continue to talk about the classic old game in the next issue!